milo lactation cookies

“Welcome to the world, beautiful baby boy”, reads the card. What it omits to say is “welcome to the world, a world full of unsolicited advice, beautiful baby boy”. Much like the urban myth that stress induces labour, this too holds true. The undeniable fact that having a baby opens the flood gates for one and all to tell you how to look after your baby and how to look after yourself (because clearly you’ve failed for the past three decades to do the latter).

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chocolate marble chiffon cake

Before I starting warbling on, I should probably warn you that this post isn’t about a chocolate marble chiffon cake at all. What, you say? I know this is misleading, given that yes, that there is a photo of some chocolate marble chiffon cake. And in an effort to avoid being sued for a misuse of your time, the recipe is indeed on the bottom of this post, so feel free to scoot down there. This post – as will be many future posts I’m sure – is about… baby! Surprised? Don’t be.

Actually – and this will surprise you – this post isn’t strictly about baby.

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